It's not clear at this stage how long it'll take the rebels to take full control of the town.

现阶段还不清楚叛军需要多长时间才能完全控制这个城镇。

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This fighter is clearly keeping calm amidst the fierce battle to take control of the Libyan town of Sirte, one of the last strongholds of fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi.

身处攻占利比亚苏尔特城的激烈战斗中，很显然这名士兵表现的相当“淡定”。苏尔特是利比亚逃亡领导人卡扎菲的最后几个要塞之一。

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Tower Hamlets, where George Galloway's Respect Party is trying to take control of the town hall, is likely to be a particular flash point.

BBC: Analysis

Oshima said it was not necessary for anti-Taliban forces to take control of the key northern town of Mazar-e Sharif before relief agencies could start moving south out of Uzbekistan.

CNN: Uzbekistan opens border town to U.N.

Mr. Gilbert denies that and calls the accusations "a conspiracy against me" by some town officials and disgruntled employees who want to take control of the police department.

WSJ: Small-Town Politics, All-Out War